“Here’s the thing, I’ve been friends with her family forever. It started out as me and Miley working on a song together. Her mom, Tish, likes ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn,’ and the first concert Miley ever saw was Poison, so they wanted to remake it for the new record. And then it started out with me and Miley –- while I was in the studio, Miley came and sang on my song that I wrote. And honestly, she did a beautiful job and that was it. And then they started with all that controversy.”

According to multiple reports, Bret and Tish began having an affair last February and Miley’s dad, Billy Ray had no clue until his daughter, Brandi, told him about it. At that point, he reportedly asked Tish for a divorce.